Background
This project will examine both the policy mixes and governance dynamics of industrial decarbonisation in the UK. It will pursue three integrated outputs:
- A series of reviews looking at the sociotechnical policy aspects of industrial decarbonisation, especially the difficulties of, and types of policy instruments for, iron and steel, cement, chemicals, oil refining, food and drinks, pulp and paper, glass, and ceramics;
- Producing an institutional and policy mix mapping for the six geographic UK clusters, and assessing how these meet various criteria, including consistency, coherence and credibility;
- Examining the governance dilemmas of large-scale CCUS projects through the lens of project management and megaprojects, applied to five of the six clusters.
Associated Outputs
Prof Benjamin Sovacool
Principal Investigator
University of Sussex
Project Team
University of Manchester:
Prof Frank Geels
University of Sussex:
Dr Marfuga Iskandarova
Dr Mathew Lockwood
Dr Jeremy Hall
Dr Kyle Herman
Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Aim
Focus on Mega-projects
- “Large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost US$1 billion or more, take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are transformational, and impact millions of people” (Flyvbjerg: 2014: 6).
- Project management literature has instrumental focus on design and delivery of plans on time, within budget, and to specifications
We have more processual and socio-technical focus on co-evolution of:
1) Technical plans and designs
2) Social networks and consortia
3) Wider institutions and policy context
Meet the Team
Marfuga Iskandarova
Dr Marfuga Iskandarova
University of Sussex
Mathew Lockwood
Dr Matthew Lockwood
University of Sussex
Jeremy Hall
Dr Jeremy Hall
University of Sussex
Frank Geels
Prof Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Kyle Herman
Dr Kyle Herman
University of Sussex
Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Sussex University
Marfuga Iskandarova
Dr Marfuga Iskandarova
University of Sussex
Mathew Lockwood
Dr Matthew Lockwood
University of Sussex
Jeremy Hall
Dr Jeremy Hall
University of Sussex
Frank Geels
Prof Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Kyle Herman
Dr Kyle Herman
University of Sussex
Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Sussex University
